adverse

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“The adverse development coincides with notable customers recently complaining that the technologies have become unreasonably expensive, raising slowdown anxiety tied to the potential for firms to increasingly limit capital expenditures,” Torres noted.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Studies have found oil wells can emit carcinogens and are linked to adverse health effects.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

No moderate or severe adverse events occurred, and only 6.7% of participants experienced mild reactions that resolved on their own.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

“Rather than treating disparate impact as an evidentiary mechanism to smoke out intentional discrimination,” the EEOC’s historical approach contemplates “liability based on disproportionately adverse effects alone,” the OLC opinion explains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

"I need you to be careful with the flower of immortality when you find it. If you get contaminated by it—if its pollen or sap enters your system—there could be adverse side effects."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda